Effective August 1, or as contracts allow, Florham Park, N.J.-based BASF Corp. will implement price
increases for its acrylic monomers sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico as follows: glacial
acrylic acid, 10 cents per pound; methyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound; ethyl acrylate, 12 cents per
pound; butyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound; and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound. The
company cited continued inflation of energy and raw material costs in announcing the price
increases.
August 5, 2008
